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Oscar Piastri has taken victory in a hugely dramatic Dutch Grand Prix that saw McLaren team mate Lando Norris retire from the race due to a mechanical failure in the closing stages, marking a potentially seismic moment in the championship battle.

Charles Leclerc's Dutch Grand Prix came to an early end after contact with Kimi Antonelli, making it a double retirement for Ferrari on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton only made it around a third of the way into Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with the seven-time World Champion dramatically crashing out.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli will now “think twice” before attempting a repeat of the move that ultimately caused a collision with Charles Leclerc during the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
Leclerc retired on lap 53 after his Ferrari spun into the Turn 3 barrier, as he was clipped by the Mercedes of Antonelli, who was attempting a risky overtake on the inside. 
It came after Mercedes pitted its ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris acknowledged his 2025 Formula 1 title bid has "only been made harder" by his Dutch Grand Prix retirement - adding the gap to Oscar Piastri is now so big he can just drive all out in the remaining races.
Norris was pipped to pole by team-mate Piastri by 0.012s and looked set to collect a straightforward runner-up finish to limit the damage to his title rival to a ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has put all the blame on Andrea Kimi Antonelli for their collision during the latter half of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. 
The Ferrari driver retired on lap 53 after being tagged at Turn 3 by Antonelli, who was on the inside and clipped the rear-left of Leclerc’s SF-25, which subsequently spun into the barrier.
It came after Mercedes pitted Antonelli for soft tyres on ...Keep reading

Lando Norris retires with an apparent engine failure as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri takes a controlled victory in the Dutch Grand Prix.

Formula 1 rookie Isack Hadjar has said his maiden podium felt "unreal" after claiming third for Racing Bulls at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Hadjar qualified a stellar fourth in Zandvoort on Saturday and looked set to stay there after a well controlled race, shadowing Red Bull's Max Verstappen every step of the way.
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Norris’ championship takes a huge hit
It wasn’t the weekend Lando Norris was hoping for. Zandvoort has usually been “his” territory, but Oscar Piastri stepped up massively — not only compared to the last two years, but also across this weekend — and was on course to extend his lead with another victory.
Instead, Norris’ race ended a few laps before the chequered flag, and the ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has boosted his Formula 1 2025 title hopes by winning the Dutch Grand Prix from pole, while McLaren team-mate and rival Lando Norris retired from second with mechanical issues.
Piastri and Norris looked set to score a straightforward fifth consecutive 1-2 finish for McLaren after the Australian kept his lead into Turn 1 and the Briton recovered the position he lost to Red Bull's ...Keep reading

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2025 in Zandvoort.

The full official starting order for Sunday's 2025 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.

Maya Weug rounded off a mighty weekend in Zandvoort with a decisive victory in Race 2 to continue her fight for the title, with standings leader Doriane Pin taking third place behind Alisha Palmowski.

Aston Martin was the surprise of Friday practice at the Dutch Grand Prix, yet Fernando Alonso knew that reality would strike in the Formula 1 qualifying session on Saturday.
The Spaniard will start today’s race at Zandvoort in 10th with team-mate Lance Stroll at the back, the Canadian’s crash in Q1 meaning he failed to set a laptime. 
This is despite the pair finishing inside the top ...Keep reading

Niki Lauda took his 25th and final Grand Prix victory, 40 years ago at Zandvoort. F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at the Austrian's last hurrah in his final season of Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc shared contrasting experiences in Qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, despite just one position separating the Ferrari team mates.

Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman will start from the pitlane in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix after taking a brand-new power unit, making the most of a woeful qualifying session.
The British rookie had been facing a grid penalty as he was on the fourth power unit for the season, the maximum number allowed under the regulations.
Qualifying a disastrous 19th for an expected one-stop race at ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton may have been outqualified by Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc for a fourth consecutive time at the Dutch Grand Prix, but he still had reasons to smile.
Unlike both Spa-Francorchamps sessions – where he was out in Q1 – and his Hungarian Q2 exit, Hamilton made it to the last segment of qualifying for the first time since the British GP. The Englishman outpaced ...Keep reading

Silverstone’s hopes of returning to the World Endurance Championship have been boosted by confirmation that any calendar expansion for 2027 would come with an additional race in Europe. 
Series boss Frederic Lequien replied “definitely” when asked by Motorsport.com if a ninth race for the season after next would be in Europe. 
But he refused to be drawn on whether Silvestone, which ...Keep reading